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<blink> Description:
The <blink></blink> tag causes the enclosed text to blink on and off in Netscape-based browsers.
<blink> Web Browser Support:
<blink> Attributes:
none<blink> End Tag:
</blink> REQUIRED<blink> Contents:
CDATA. Any HTML text you want to turn on and off in the browser. The following tags are valid within the <blink> tag:
a, abbr, acronym, applet, b, basefont, bdo, big, br, button, cite, code, dfn, em, font, i, iframe, img, input, kbd, label, map, object, q, s, samp, script, select, small, span, strike, strong, sub, sup, textarea, tt, u, var
<blink> Valid Context:
The <blink> tag is valid within the following tags:
a, abbr, acronym, address, applet, b, bdo, big, blockquote, body, button, caption, center, cite, code, dd, del, dfn, div, dt, em, fieldset, font, form, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, i, iframe, ins, kbd, label, legend, li, noframes, noscript, object, p, q, s, samp, small, span, strike, STORNG, sub, sup, td, th, tt, u, var
<blink> Usage:
- blinking text
<blink>this text is blinking</blink> and this is not
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<blink> Special Notes:
- It is strongly recommended that you avoid using this element. Blinking text is very difficult to read for some people. Also, many people simply find it annoying.
- It is recommended that you avoid this element in favor of style sheets.
More <blink> Information:
- Use text-decoration Instead
- Netscape Tags
- Remove Blinking with a User Style Sheet
- Scary Web Pages Use the Blink Tag
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